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Berkshire Hathaway Essay

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History and Background
Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational, multi-billion-dollar conglomerate holding company known for its leadership by the famous Warren Buffett. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, it is a holding company for subsidiaries involved in the manufacturing, retail and service industries. The company owns more than fifty companies, Duracell, Fruit of the Loom, GEICO, and See’s Candy just to name a few of the more well-known names. In 2015, Berkshire Hathaway employed 331,000 and had revenues of over $210 billion, making it the fourth largest company worldwide and ninth largest conglomerate by revenue. Founded in 1839, Berkshire Hathaway has produced many years of success and has since become a household name (Said, 2013) (Schaefer,

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